Agricultural implement.



W. o. TROMPBTEEI- AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT. APPLIGATION FILED 00T.6,1913.

1 1 14,940, Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

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W. G. TROMPETER.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT. APPLIOATVIOYN FILED OGT.6,1913.

1 1 1 4,940. Patennea U05. 27, 1914.

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awueutow UNITED sriirns PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM TROMPETER, OF EDGEMONT, SOUTH DAKOTA.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

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Application filed October 6, 191 3.

Patented Oct. 2v. iaia.

Serial No. 793.670.

PETER, citizen of the United States. residing i at Edgemont, in the county of Fall Riveraud State of South Dakota. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Agricultural Implements. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to agricultural implements. and has for its object the provision of means whereby listed corn may be planted and the ground cultivated at the same time where the lister furrows have been previously plowed. the object of the plowing being to give the soil time to warm up so that the seed will germinate readily and the object of the cultivation being to destroy all weeds that may havestarted at the time of planting.

The invention also seeks to provide simple .aIlCl el'licient means whereby a grain drill or planter be coupled to a cultivator so as to be drawn over the field in rear of the cultivator, and a further object of the inve ition is to provide means whereby the drill may have vertical'movement independently of the cultivator and will be prevented from moving laterally with respect to the culti: vator.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description of the same proceeds, and the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement which will be hereinafter first fully set forth and then more particularly defined in the claims.

The invention is fully illustrated. in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figurel is a sectional elevation of a portion of a cultivator and a planter having my improved coupling applied thereto; Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the members for applying draftto the planter from the cultivator frame; Fig. l is a detail perspective view of the members for effecting vertical movement of the planter and preventing lateral movement thereof.

The cultivator is of the rolling disk type and so much of the disclose ally at 1 in Fig. i. The planter 2 is also of any convenient or preferred type and as same as is necessary to the invention is illustrated gener' the links may be illustrated in Fig. 1 is intended to travel in the furrow in rear of the cultivator and in line therewith.

in carrying out my invention. 1 secure to the cross bar 3 of the cultivator frame a clamp consisting of upper and lower members at and 5 which are intended to encircle the cross bar 3, as clearly shown in l" l. and are securely fastened together by bolts (3 inserted through their projecting ends. From the lower clamp member 5 depends l. hanger 7 which extends somewhat rearwardly from the cross bar and is provided with an arcuate series of openings 8 at its lower extremity. as shown. To the opposite sides of the said hanger 7. 1' secure bars or links 9 which have their upper ends secured to the haiiger 7 above the lower end thereof by means of a suitable bolt 10 inserted through the upper ends of the links and an intermediate portion of the hanger. as will be readily understood. A second bolt 11 is inserted through the links intermediate the length thereof and through one of the openings 8 at the lower end of the hanger, so that adjusted to any desired angle as may behest suited to accomplish the desired results with the type of planter and cultivator which are employed.

To the front end or" the planter frame, I secure a bracket or clevis 12 having its front end provided with a vertical series of perforations 13 through one of which and the lower ends of the links 9 a connecting bolt 14 is inserted, as will be readily understood. By this arrangement, the depth to which the shoe of the planter mayenter the ground may be accurately adjusted.

In the mechanism illustrated, the cultivator is provided with rearwardly extending beams 15 in the rear ends of which are mounted standards 16 carrying shovels 17.

To prevent lateral movement of the planter relative to the cultivator. I secure to the sides of the planter frame, bars or standards 18 which rise from the frame and have secured to their upper ends angular arms or brackets 19 which extend outwardly and are provided at their extremities with eyes 20 adapted to tit over the upper ends of the said 5 standards 16, the said eyes resting upon the beams 5, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2. The standards 18 are preferably provided de-c rco. may he one mtegrcl ig but 1 s of openings 21 through any one securing bolt may be cassed so ,he our. on bracket 19 may be set at any height, The said arm or bracket member, as shown in preferably be constructed as in which the e e 20 is formed member w ich is secured di g liig or branch 23 of the hisiamii, is provided ,nings 2:1 rough any one o plate 22 the securing bolt 1 the thereby ad- .etor or the came 15 The apparatus field in the usual manner eto? and the galanter Will s pyevioosiy formed by type with e subsoil atole-nler will be positively ment with the cultivator deosited in the soil r in the bottom of ed by the resser Wheel ould planter strike obstruction, it may ride 5 inasmuch as the eyes ind freely filpon the will be prevented from contact with the upper ns When the epend of furrow, or it is desired to raise the .w grounch the usual lever to:- is opeintcd 21nd "enter Will thereupon in .m m ient of the parts will be such that their will be a slight lost motion between the men n; secured to the planter and the parts of. the co tivatoi engaged by the some, so that the cultivator will be raised slight 3' advance of initial 21in upon me lifting lever thus reduced snfiiciently to permit easy manipulation of the some and avoid bending or breaking thereof.

The device is exceedingly simple and may be readily applied to any cultivator hnd the cultivrlifted.

, provided at the planter and the one planter and may be easily adjusted to plant at any desired depth;

What I claim is: i

1. The combination with a planter, end a cultivator, of a hanger rigidly secured to and depending from the cultivator, links secured to and depending from said hanger and singularly adjustable thereon and a draft device secured to and to the lower ends of theseid links.

2. The combination with a, planter, and & cultivator; of ahanger rigidly secured to and depending from the cultivator, a link secured to and depending from, the hanger; and a drift device secured to the "front end of the slanter and sdjustably secnredto the lower end said link. 7

3 Kiw -combination with a giants]: and a cultivator, of a connection between the front end ol' the planter and standiird secured to the planter frame and carrying an eye atits upper end adapted to rest one A the cultivator frame and vertically slidaole thereon.

4. The combination with a planter, a cultivator frame having a. reervverdly. extending beam, and astandci'd mounted in the rem: end of said beam, of standard secured to the planter frame and carrying at its upper end an eye loosely fitting over said standard in the cultivator frame and adapted to rest upon said frame.

The combination with a planter, a cultivator frame s eving rearwardly extending beams, and standards fitted vertically in the rear ends of said beams, of members secured rigidly to and rising from the plsntenfrmne, and singularly disposed niei' hers adjnstobly secured to said rigidly secured members and their upper outer with eyes adopted to restnpon ards fittedin booms.

' In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

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-ll'itnesses:

- W. 'A. GUILF'OYLE, L. R. Pnmuns.

the cultivator, and a extremities, the culti-l vator beams and slidably engage the stand- 

